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| The Honourable Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi |
The Honourable Minister of
Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday confirmed the Federal
Government’s approval to disburse the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) to
indigenous ship owners.
Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday confirmed the Federal
Government’s approval to disburse the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) to
indigenous ship owners.
The Minister made the disclosure
at the 2019 Maritime Industry Stakeholders’ Appreciation Night organised by the
Nigerian Shippers’ Council, which held at the Lagos Continental Hotel in
Victoria Island, Lagos.
at the 2019 Maritime Industry Stakeholders’ Appreciation Night organised by the
Nigerian Shippers’ Council, which held at the Lagos Continental Hotel in
Victoria Island, Lagos.
Established under the Cabotage
and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act 2003, the provisions empower the minister of
transport to give guidelines and supervise the disbursement of the fund, which
is meant to support maintenance and acquisition of ships by indigenous
shipowners.
and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act 2003, the provisions empower the minister of
transport to give guidelines and supervise the disbursement of the fund, which
is meant to support maintenance and acquisition of ships by indigenous
shipowners.
Amaechi said that the
disbursement of the funds would be by January 2020.
disbursement of the funds would be by January 2020.
He also said that he already scheduled
a meeting for next week with relevant agencies of government under the Federal
Ministry of Transportation and the indigenous shipowners to enable them work
out modalities for the disbursement of the CVFF.
a meeting for next week with relevant agencies of government under the Federal
Ministry of Transportation and the indigenous shipowners to enable them work
out modalities for the disbursement of the CVFF.
The indigenous ship owners have
been pressing for the disbursement of the funds, which is said to be over USD 100 million, to qualified operators, as an
initiative to shipping development.
been pressing for the disbursement of the funds, which is said to be over USD 100 million, to qualified operators, as an
initiative to shipping development.
